John McCain is Breaking the Law

[rockandrollsouls]

let's see if this goes anywhere...

 

[rmholla]

This news made my day. I hope he is nailed to the wall.

This can only help us. If McCain is tied down by the finance rules then maybe the GOP will realize they need another candidate because there is NO WAY McCain can win with his limited funds. The Democrats will slaughter him.

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[Banana]

I thought the cap were separate for primary & general?

 

[RP4EVER]

John McCain has had a bad week; guys lets see if we cant make it even worse!

 

[tamor]

I signed using a separate e-mail account than my daily one. I did not invite any friends to join, but I wanted you to see the response.

Thank you!
Thank you for standing up and supporting the Democratic National Committee's FEC complaint against John McCain. Please take a moment to invite your friends and family to join you in support.

 

[TC95]

Digg it!

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/McCain_Breaks_Law_That_He_Wrote

 

[OceanBlue]

I signed, although I doubt it will do anything, look at all the crap Bush has gotten away with.

 

[miketwalker]

Signed.

 

[ronpaulblogsdotcom]

Laws are SOOO second millennium.

 

[enjerth]

Dean is right here.

If candidates are allowed to put up public funds as collateral on a loan, how is that financially any different than using the public funds? Yes, it was not provided by the public, but the candidate is still spending that money.

If candidates are allowed to fund their campaign in this way, nobody would have to take public funds until they drop out. Using it as collateral on a loan should be counted as using it, even if you didn't take the money.

 

[grizzums]

Dean is right here.

If candidates are allowed to put up public funds as collateral on a loan, how is that financially any different than using the public funds? Yes, it was not provided by the public, but the candidate is still spending that money.

If candidates are allowed to fund their campaign in this way, nobody would have to take public funds until they drop out. Using it as collateral on a loan should be counted as using it, even if you didn't take the money.

+1

 

[JS4Pat]

Follow up e-mail received today...

John --

I'm Joe Sandler, General Counsel for the DNC. Yesterday we filed a complaint with the FEC after John McCain decided to break the law by ignoring the rules laid out as part of the federal matching funds program.

I don't know if you saw the news, but the press covered the complaint all day. John McCain himself directly responded to Governor Dean at a press conference, saying "We're doing exactly what Howard Dean did in a previous election and what the FEC ruled in the case of Congressman Gephardt."

But that's a lie -- John McCain isn't doing what Governor Dean and Congressman Gephardt did at all.

Governor Dean and Congressman Gephardt followed the law and were granted written permission by the FEC to withdraw from the federal matching funds program.To prove it, we have a copy of the letter Governor Dean received from the FEC in 2003 granting him permission to drop out. If McCain is doing "exactly what Howard Dean did," he'll have no trouble producing a letter of his own.
But you and I know McCain's lying -- he doesn't have a letter like that from the FEC. Not only has he refused to get permission, he's been warned by FEC Chairman David Mason that he can't unilaterally drop out of the program. That's why we filed the complaint in the first place, and it's why tens of thousands of Americans like you signed your support.

Read Governor Dean's letter from the FEC, and sign your support for our complaint right here:
http://www.democrats.org/McCainBusted

John McCain abused the system to keep his campaign afloat until he could raise more money from special interests and lobbyists. Taxpayers don't want their money to be used by Washington politicians to help raise more money from lobbyists -- is this McCain's idea of ethics and reform?

Thanks to you, this "maverick reformer" is feeling the pressure of his own hypocrisy. From staffing his campaign with a team of lobbyists to breaking campaign finance laws, his total lack of integrity has never been more clear.

Keep it up,
Joe Sandler
General Counsel
Democratic National Committee

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

why is any of this allowed? If ron paul did this they would boot him out of the race by force....

Our laws don't apply to all people and there needs to be drastic change in this nation.

 

[JS4Pat]

February 28th letter from the DNC...

Dear John,

It's been a bad week for John McCain -- and it's only going to get worse.

First, we filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday. Then thousands of Americans stood up and signed their support for an investigation into McCain's rejection of the law he agreed to when he asked for federal matching funds. Many of you spread it through your personal networks, making sure your friends knew about this startling story.

Now McCain and the lobbyists who work for him have scrambled into action, trying to obscure the facts and hoping that the public wouldn't pay attention.

Thanks to our efforts and grassroots action across the country, this story just won't go away -- we've had him on the defensive all week. Could it be that Americans are tired of leaders who think they're above the law?

It's time to step up the pressure. People are starting to learn about the real John McCain: a "reformer" who breaks the very rules he wrote and "maverick" who surrounds himself with corporate lobbyists.

Donations for people like you help us pay for the critical legal, organizing and communications efforts -- but we need to keep it going. While Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama campaign across the country, we're responsible for making sure John McCain doesn't get ahead. Contribute today and make sure the American people get the truth:

http://www.democrats.org/KeepItUp

New York Times: "Did Senator John McCain of Arizona benefit unfairly from rules that automatically placed him on the ballot in Ohio once he qualified for public campaign financing?"

Conservative George Will referred to McCain as a "situational ethicist."

Even the right-wing American Spectator admits that Governor Dean has a point:

So conservatives who enjoy seeing McCain suffer a campaign finance-induced headache are in the unenviable position of siding with DNC chairman Howard Dean.

Bet they love that!

John McCain is proving to be no different from the swift-boating, vote-suppressing Republicans of years past. That's why we have to hit him hard and hit him fast now, before his campaign has the chance to pick up more momentum. From proving him wrong when he said he was doing "exactly what Howard Dean did," to showing how he used his federal funding to get on the ballot in places like Kentucky, we're not letting John McCain off the hook.

Both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama will need the full support and resources that the Democratic Party has to offer to stand up to John McCain. Contribute $20 or $100 today:

http://www.democrats.org/KeepItUp

John McCain has worked hard on the campaign trail to portray himself as a "maverick" in Washington. But it's becoming clearer and clearer that a McCain presidency would just offer a third Bush term.

He has another reason to be worried: While his campaign struggles to get on its feet, Americans are embracing Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Democrats have record voter turnout and record fundraising numbers all across the country.

Our Party will have the candidate, organization, and resources we need to keep John McCain on defense now through November.

Do your part to secure a Democratic White House in 2008. Make a donation now:

http://www.democrats.org/KeepItUp

Thanks for everything,
Tom McMahon